Show UTAHN CLOSES NOTABLE CAREER Justice Frick Prick In State 30 Years First a Me Mc- Mechanic LOS ANGELES ANGELIS LS reb Feb By 12 12 ByThe The Associated Joseph Preas-Joseph Press JosephF I F Frick of ot Salt Lake a justice of oC the he Utah supreme court died earlY today at the th home homo here 0 of his son Fred Frd 0 O Frik Frick Justl Justice Frick was In his seventy eighth seventy year I The jurist had been Ill 11 about 10 days day suffering from an al X cx trem ex-trem I nervous breakdown lie I Icam cam came to Lo Los about two months ago eo on a vl visit lt to his son who L In business hero here ere The body will be 00 sent to Salt S Lak where the tho funeral will be beheld beheld beheld held The Th passing pa of ot Justice Prick marks the th close clono of ot a long lonar and distinguished law career which had its inception when he ho was 6 16 year years of oC age ace at that time lime a me- me mechanic In Iowa Io WAS S IN IS E 1 SK R HI His activity at th the Utah bar dates back ck to 1807 when he ho ar- ar arrived arrived ar arrived rived In ln this state after aCter several years spent at Fremont Nb Nob as asan asan BIan an attorney Xe I-Xe H was Vall wa engaged in III practice hero here her until 1906 when ho he was as appointed to the supreme bench in October and antho the following month was for a 11 H year six term Following the tho he close ot of o his bile first erm in 1912 1312 he ha was re rc rc for tor six Ix lx years ears and In 1918 lilt was wa continued on the bench of ot th the highest state tribunal by appoint appoint- ment of Governor Simon Bam Barn Barn- Barn borrer berger to till fill the th vacancy caus caused 1 by the tho death of Justice WillIam WilliamM M It McCarty l At tho the next succeed log Ing election ha s was again chosen a Cs justice justic and served as chief or of orthe the tribunal Ill III health caused hIS retirement on leave of ot absence several months ago aro GIm GERMAN I P Justice PrIck Frick was a native of Tiffin Ohio born August 6 1843 1813 14 SHI Ins Ills father tather was vas Michael Frick and his mother was WM Mary Kuen Prick both natives of ot the tho Rhine provo Ince IncA ince in Germany who had emi emi- emigrated crated grated to America in early life lite and ond nd settled In Ohio Later the family move moved 1 to Iowa coun county Y Iowa where they engaged In farming the th son attending the district schools in winter and working ii In in summer to help con con- con tribute to the family's support AS MECHANIC IC When he h was as 18 IS he took a me- me mechanical me training and became on an expert working as asa a a for eight years When 26 2 years old he started reading law on tho advice of ot 4 a Judge Judee Kinney of ot To- To Toledo To Toledo ledo Tama county Iowa He lie was as admitted to practice in 1879 and andone andone one year later began practice In Toledo but removed the sane same year to Fremont Neb He H won substantial success In the Ne- Ne Nebraska Ne Nebraska braska town to serving as county ti attorney of ot Dodge county Ne Nebraska e- e braska tor for three thre years In Utah In addition to his service servIce servIce ice on the supreme bench he be had been a 0 member of the board ot of 1 corrections correction and board of pardons for tor several years hoMing holding posts at the th time of his death IN IX 1872 Ho He was preceded in death about a year ago co by his bli wife who was Katherine L L Kuni Kunz and to whom he was married In Iowa count Iowa In 1872 Surviving him are his son Fred 0 Frick Friek and daughter Etta Ella L L Frick Irick both rca reG- res residents of ot Sat Salt Lake During Durin his 30 SO years in Utah Justice Frick Prick took a prominent part In state and chic civic affairs and was a member of ot many clubs and organizations orra in addition to his affiliation with the Utah n Bar r as- as as association |